"Champions League" chance driving on Bath battler Danny Sergiu

Bath battler Danny Sergiu is hoping to qualify for the “Champions League of Muay Thai boxing” when he competes at a major event in Exeter this autumn.

Sergiu, who runs the Bath Collision Fight Academy, will take on home fighter Jake Purdy in the World Muay Thai Series event on Saturday, October 5.

“The reason I am so excited about my fight especially is that not only are the Asian promoters are putting the Chang Cup on the line but the winner will have the opportunity to qualify for the S1 championship in Bangkok,” said Sergiu, who is the British and European K1 kickboxing champion.

“I don’t know much about my opponent but I do know he has got very powerful kicks and at the moment is training in a camp in Thailand.

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“It will be a tough fight but that’s what I want. I don’t want to hide behind weak opponents and have easy wins.

“The Chinese tattoo on my left leg translates as ‘I am never afraid of failure, for I would rather fail than not be among the best’.”

Joining Sergiu in Exeter are club colleagues Kieran Hardy, 17, and Corey Paterson, 16, who will fight on the undercard. Collision is the only Academy from Somerset or Wiltshire to be invited to compete.

“This is a massive step up for me and my students,” Sergiu added. “As always we will do our best and hopefully maintain our winning streaks.”

As part of his training, Sergiu will be competing in a regular boxing match during a fight night at Mayday Trust Park on Friday, August 30.

There will be two title fights and nine other bouts on a packed night of action, which also features Robbie Mulvihill, Andy Crosse, Tom Furnival, Paul Jenkins, Matt Vaughn, Anthony Fox and Dave Colburne.

The action gets under way at 7pm and tickets, priced £20, are available by calling promoter Sean Mulvihill on 07460 220044 or Danny Sergiu on 07523 588200.